There is only one high school for South Kingstown, RI. South Kingstown High School is located on 215 Columbia Street in Wakefield RI. The school consists of 1073 students and 118 teachers. Students goto school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:30 am to 2:02 pm. They currently have 92 classroom teachers and 5 school councilors. The departments of applied learning, fine arts, english, guidance, health and PE, library, literacy, math, music, science, social studies, special education, and world language are offered at the high school. This is a wide range of departments might show that the school is well funded which is a large advantage to it's students. There are numerous clubs offered at the high school such as art club, drama club, book groups, math team, and photography club. They have a total of 33 clubs offered, showing that the school is well involved in their students extracurricular activities and they reach out to many different interests that the students could have. In addition to clubs there are many sport teams available. Some sports offered are football, cross country, soccer, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, basketball, and swimming. In total the school offers 19 sports that students can play. It would appear that the school is well funded with all of the departments, clubs, and sports offered to students.
Statistics
Out of the 1073 students, 86% are White, 3% are Native American, 4% are Multiracial, 4% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, and 2% are African American. The majority clearly consisting of white students. The attendance rate for South Kingstown High School is 94% while the overall Rhode Island High School attendance rate is 92%. An average of 11% of students at South Kingstown High School receive special education services while 15% of students state wide receive the services. Currently 17% of students are eligible for a subsidized lunch and 11% of students are recipients of special education services. Last year, South Kingstown high school had 431 incidents of suspicion. The percent of students who graduate in four years is 89.7% while the Rhode Island high school average is 79.7%. South Kingstown is above the overall Rhode Island high school averages in all the categories listed.
Environment and Geography
South Kingstown is the largest town in Washington County with a population of 30,639. The South Kingstown area includes the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Wakefield, Peace Dale, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuk, Matunuk, Green Hill, and Perryville. South Kingstown has over 10 miles of beaches in addition to these villages.
Income, Poverty, Health, and Safety
South Kingstown has 7.3% of the population below the poverty level. This is less that the Rhode Island state average of 15.2%. In addition to this, 4.8% of children fall below the poverty level. In South Kingstown high school 17% of students are able to receive subsidized lunch, meaning they fall below the poverty level and qualify to receive free lunch. This percentage seems high considering all the activities and programs offered through the school. With what appears as good funding, it would be expected that the surrounding area would not typically fall under the poverty level. South Kingstown high school had 431 incidents of suspicion last year. State wide there were 17,944 incidents of suspicion. This rate is very low compared to the state wide incidents. One can infer that South Kingstown high school is a safe place to be from this low rate.
Conclusion
In conclusion, South Kingstown high school offers many programs and clubs to its students. There is not much diversity amongst the students, the majority being white. This could cause some issues for the students of minority such as being inferior because they are only 14% of the population all together. The attendance rate and rate of students who graduate in four years are both relatively high showing the success of the high school and drive the students have. A somewhat surprising amount of students receive subsidized lunch and are under the poverty level. This is surprising because with all the clubs and sports offered one would assume that the school receives a lot of funding from outside sources and typically if a school gets a lot of funding the community tends to be well off. The overall safety of South Kingstown high school is good and there is a low level of incidents of suspicion.
Citations South Kingstown High School Home Page." South Kingstown High School Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014. http://hs.skschools.net/ South Kingstown High School - School and District Data - RIDE InfoWorks." South Kingstown High School - School and District Data - RIDE InfoWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014. http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/south-kingstown-high-school "South Kingstown, Rhode Island." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island South Kingstown, Rhode Island (RI) Poverty Rate Data - Information about Poor and Low Income Residents." South Kingstown, Rhode Island (RI) Poverty Rate Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
South Kingstown
Introduction
There is only one high school for South Kingstown, RI. South Kingstown High School is located on 215 Columbia Street in Wakefield RI. The school consists of 1073 students and 118 teachers. Students goto school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:30 am to 2:02 pm. They currently have 92 classroom teachers and 5 school councilors. The departments of applied learning, fine arts, english, guidance, health and PE, library, literacy, math, music, science, social studies, special education, and world language are offered at the high school. This is a wide range of departments might show that the school is well funded which is a large advantage to it's students. There are numerous clubs offered at the high school such as art club, drama club, book groups, math team, and photography club. They have a total of 33 clubs offered, showing that the school is well involved in their students extracurricular activities and they reach out to many different interests that the students could have. In addition to clubs there are many sport teams available. Some sports offered are football, cross country, soccer, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, basketball, and swimming. In total the school offers 19 sports that students can play. It would appear that the school is well funded with all of the departments, clubs, and sports offered to students.Statistics
Out of the 1073 students, 86% are White, 3% are Native American, 4% are Multiracial, 4% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, and 2% are African American. The majority clearly consisting of white students. The attendance rate for South Kingstown High School is 94% while the overall Rhode Island High School attendance rate is 92%. An average of 11% of students at South Kingstown High School receive special education services while 15% of students state wide receive the services. Currently 17% of students are eligible for a subsidized lunch and 11% of students are recipients of special education services. Last year, South Kingstown high school had 431 incidents of suspicion. The percent of students who graduate in four years is 89.7% while the Rhode Island high school average is 79.7%. South Kingstown is above the overall Rhode Island high school averages in all the categories listed.Environment and Geography
South Kingstown is the largest town in Washington County with a population of 30,639. The South Kingstown area includes the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Wakefield, Peace Dale, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuk, Matunuk, Green Hill, and Perryville. South Kingstown has over 10 miles of beaches in addition to these villages.Income, Poverty, Health, and Safety
South Kingstown has 7.3% of the population below the poverty level. This is less that the Rhode Island state average of 15.2%. In addition to this, 4.8% of children fall below the poverty level. In South Kingstown high school 17% of students are able to receive subsidized lunch, meaning they fall below the poverty level and qualify to receive free lunch. This percentage seems high considering all the activities and programs offered through the school. With what appears as good funding, it would be expected that the surrounding area would not typically fall under the poverty level. South Kingstown high school had 431 incidents of suspicion last year. State wide there were 17,944 incidents of suspicion. This rate is very low compared to the state wide incidents. One can infer that South Kingstown high school is a safe place to be from this low rate.Conclusion
In conclusion, South Kingstown high school offers many programs and clubs to its students. There is not much diversity amongst the students, the majority being white. This could cause some issues for the students of minority such as being inferior because they are only 14% of the population all together. The attendance rate and rate of students who graduate in four years are both relatively high showing the success of the high school and drive the students have. A somewhat surprising amount of students receive subsidized lunch and are under the poverty level. This is surprising because with all the clubs and sports offered one would assume that the school receives a lot of funding from outside sources and typically if a school gets a lot of funding the community tends to be well off. The overall safety of South Kingstown high school is good and there is a low level of incidents of suspicion.Citations
South Kingstown High School Home Page." South Kingstown High School Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
http://hs.skschools.net/
South Kingstown High School - School and District Data - RIDE InfoWorks." South Kingstown High School - School and District Data - RIDE InfoWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/south-kingstown-high-school
"South Kingstown, Rhode Island." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island (RI) Poverty Rate Data - Information about Poor and Low Income Residents." South Kingstown, Rhode Island (RI) Poverty Rate Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-South-Kingstown-Rhode-Island.html